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Ross Zafonte, DO: The Comprehensive Approach to the Home Base Program

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Home Base, a free Red Sox Foundation and Mass General Hospital program, started small, but then and now—as it has grown to help 1,000s of veterans and service members nationwide—it remains a passion for many. The program focuses on treating the invisible wounds of war like TBI and PTSD. With evidence-based treatments in all domains like behavioral therapy, physical therapy, health and wellness, and medications, providers help these warriors with issues that run the gamut from sleep apnea and cognitive function to depression and physical pain.

Ross Zafonte, DO: Barriers for Service Members Getting PTSD and/or TBI Treatment and Sticking to It

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Changes don’t happen 0-60 mph, rather they occur incrementally. Providers know that barriers can impede improvement to healing, but by setting a series of step-by-step goals—whether treatments for better sleep, pain relief, or relationship strategies— service members and veterans can see improvements to their physical, behavioral, and emotional issues and build on them from there.

Marty Yura: What Research and Experiential Evidence Say About the Efficacy of Yoga for PTSD

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There may not be definitive quantitative data to support the efficacy of yoga for military members, especially those with PTSD, but there is a lot of research and experiential evidence that shows that yoga can make a significant difference in the healing process. Yoga helps to calm the central nervous system, so after even practicing a short time, people with PTSD may start to sleep better, feel less trauma-related physical pain, and experience a greater sense of quietude.

Surviving Suicide

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"I’ve seen both sides of the suicide coin, both as a surviving family member as well as an actual survivor. I have a deep empathy for those who think life would be better off without them, but I know that they are wrong. When you feel that way, you have no perspective; you are unable to understand that there are people who love you unconditionally and who would be shattered had you succeeded."

Spasticity

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Spasticity in muscles after severe brain injury

Marty Yura: Yoga Is an Integral Part of the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program

Since it's inception, yoga has been an integral part of the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program. During the intensive two-week program, veterans take one hour of yoga three times a week where they learn to release physical and emotional pain. Mr. Yura says that although some students are more engaged than others, it is rewarding for him to see the extent of people's responses to the practice, including embracing what they have learned to use post-program like specific movements for lower back release, breathing techniques, and strategies for calming the nervous system during a reactive situation.

When Light Hurts: Traumatic Photalgia

When Light Hurts: Traumatic Photalgia

Light-induced pain or discomfort, or ‘photalgia’ (otherwise known as light sensitivity, photophobia, asthenopia, photoallodynia or photodynia) is a well-known consequence of mild traumatic brain injury.